• Flexible
• Monday Daytime
• Tuesday Daytime
• Wednesday Daytime
• Thursday Daytime
• Friday Daytime

Here at The Kirkwood we provide a range of care and support aimed at improving the lives of people affected by any life-limiting illness in our local communities.  We are extremely fortunate to have the support and commitment of over 800 dedicated volunteers who work alongside staff in a variety of roles and departments.  The Kirkwood Team work tirelessly to support people to improve their quality of life; remain as independent as possible; and maintain their dignity until the very end.  Families and loved-ones are also supported during the illness and in bereavement.

We couldn’t do what we do without our loyal volunteers!  We aim to offer the very best  volunteering experience, including a comprehensive induction; an annual education & training programme; long-service awards; and volunteer & staff celebration events.    We’d love to hear from you if you can spare some of your time to help Kirkwood care and extend its reach to others that could benefit from the services we provide.

As a Kirkwood volunteer, you will be helping us to provide care to people from your own community who are affected by a life-limiting illness.  A little of your time can make a massive difference to what we can achieve!  Is it your time to make a difference?  We hope to hear from you soon!

This role is available any week day. You will be going out in our retail vans alongside our Drivers so you will need to be available to complete a shift from approximately 8.30am – 2pm but this may vary depending on demand.

Your start and finish location will be The Kirkwood – 21 Albany Road, Dalton, Huddersfield, HD5 9UY.

In this role you will be assisting our retail van drivers to:
• Deliver/collect mail and donated items to and from our charity shops
• Collect and deliver stock as per the shop collection schedules
• Collect stock from community/corporate donations
• Support the Income Generation Team, where required, at events and promotional activities
• Collect/deliver items to various destinations e.g. Hospital(s)
• Support retail shops and the Finance Team with banking duties
• Collect flowers from various supermarkets and deliver to The Kirkwood

PLEASE NOTE - No driving is required for this role but you will be required to lift and handle stock

We are looking for volunteers who have good communication and are punctual and reliable and willing to help out.

RECRUITMENT, INDUCTION & ON-GOING DEVELOPMENT:
All volunteers are required to complete an application form, provide two references, and obtain a DBS Disclosure.

Volunteers are required to complete on-line training and mentoring training specific to the role

On–going supervision, training and development will continue throughout your volunteering with The Kirkwood and support is always available from the Volunteer Services Team.

To keep up to date with requirements and legislation directly relevant to this role, some training will be repeated on an annual basis.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team and gain experience in retail delivery.

The Kirkwood

18 yrs and above

• Sport/Physical Activity
• Retail
• Gardening/Environment/Practical

• Application form required
• References required
• DBS (criminal record check that the organisation will organise)

Required to lift and handle stock.

07/11/2025